Selenium is also believed to be
protective against skin cancer and acne.
Not exact matches
An epidemiological study of people in Northern Italy reported that vitamin C intake has «possible
protective activity»
against skin cancer202 and greater consumption of antioxidants was associated with less aggressive prostate
cancer in the United States.203 A 2014 systematic review by Chinese researchers concluded that low doses of vitamins, specifically vitamins A, C and E, can significantly reduce the risk of stomach
cancer.204
Studies in humans have shown that lycopene is
protective against a variety of
cancers including prostate of course, but also colorectal, breast, lung, endometrial, pancreatic, bladder, cervical and
skin cancers.
Milk thistle has been shown to have
protective effects
against certain types of
cancer such as colon
cancer, liver
cancer, bladder
cancer, cervical
cancer, prostate
cancer, lung
cancer, ovarian
cancer,
skin cancer, and breast
cancer.
«Presently, the most important things you can do to protect
against skin cancer are practice good sun protection, such as wearing sunscreen,
protective clothing, and seeking shade,» says Shah.
According to studies performed by the worldwide famous centers of medicine, lycopene in tomato products is
protective against the risk of
skin cancer, which has become the disease of our age, not specifically caused by sun, but by a build up of toxins in the body.
Recent attempts on extensive trials of
cancer vaccines, using viral structures or substructures
against several
cancers such as cervices, prostate, lung, pancreatic and
skin also failed to produce the overall
protective clinical outcomes